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Old Time Radio: Through the Golden Years

Old Time Radio: Through the Golden Years. By Chelsea Blessis, Kirsten Torgersen, and Rachel Beck. 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934. 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939. Table of Contents. 1930. The radio became known and popular in 1930 through the 1940’s

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Old Time Radio: Through the Golden Years

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  1. Old Time Radio: Through the Golden Years By Chelsea Blessis, Kirsten Torgersen, and Rachel Beck

  2. 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Table of Contents

  3. 1930 • The radio became known and popular in 1930 through the 1940’s • Powel Crosley Jr. becomes the owner of the major station WLW

  4. 1931 • “Little Orphan Annie” debuted on radio • Radio Digest named the Mills brothers the “vocal find” of 1931 • They were found on CBS and were the first black group to win, what was the equivalent of today’s Grammy. • Unique and new show aired “The March of Time” • Marconi airs the new Vatican Radio Station • Demonstrates the possibility of using micorwaves communicating between Santa Margherita Ligure and Levanto 36km away

  5. 1932 • The BBC radio station introduced a marriage bar • Said that married women were no longer employed and if you were to marry, you had to resign. • NBC introduces a new series about a man who wakes up in the 25th century after sleeping for 500 years, called Buck Rogers

  6. 1933 • FM radio was first discovered • Astatic Crystal microphones were introduced • “The Breakfast Club” aired for the first time on radio • Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected president and frequently spoke on the radio • He became known as the “Radio President”

  7. 1934 • The FCC was created to replace the FR, Federal Radio Commission • Law limits broadcasting in India • Popular Songs Magazine is published to learn new, favorite songs that are on the radio • ABC hired its first journalist

  8. 1935 • NBC radio network broadcasted American’s “Town Meeting of the Air” • This was an early form of electronic town hall democracy • Japan broadcasted to America • School Broadcasts began, and radio lessons were broadcast in all mainland states.

  9. 1936 • Radio was used for the first time in a presidential campaign • BBC airs it’s first news story

  10. 1937 • Herb Morrison reported at the scene of the explosion of the German airship, Hindenburg. • Bill Stern, a famous sports caster, gets his own show “The Bill Stern Show” • Radios get pushbuttons • Radio telescope is used to find natural radio signals across the Milky Way

  11. 1938 • “War of the Worlds” aired on public radio for the first time • Millions of listeners mistook the story and thought it was real • This story was a big influence in the radio world

  12. 1939 • 80% of the population now own radio sets. • Soap Operas became big, they dominated the stations • The Lone Ranger aired for the first time and also sold countless boxes of cereal • Franklin D. Roosevelt had 2 Fireside Chats this year about WWII

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